17Jan.
Sunny.
Botanical Gardens.

Preparation for a pleasant surprise for the bday boy with his friends!

Goodbye 08

Hello 09

As i say goodbye to the year 2008 and hello to 09 i think i should reflect on the former. 2008 was a rather eventful year for me and i suppose many others as well. There were many ups and downs for me and i supposed i took it with courage.

The start of the year saw me working hard in forum bookstore NUS as a bookstore assistant in preparation for the start of the semester. From the hard work i put in, and the presence of an opportunity, i was “promoted” to a storeman or store manager as they called it. That marks the milestone in my short working experience in Forum. I felt my importance in the store, having the whole store as my office and playground to myself. Working there thought me many things about the life that awaits the millions of students still studying. For one thing, life can be cruel, unfair and painful. If you think you've gone through hell in school, be patient and prepared. Nevertheless, these were learning points for me and i must say my life was definitely enriched. Despite all the shit thrown onto me, i made many friends whom i really treasure and that beats all that crap. Kudos to my friends!

Many would have remembered the day the As were released. Some jumped with joy, feeling exhilarated that their efforts have paid off, some nonchalant or rather felt numb while there were a handful that felt devastated and disappointed. I would say i was in the latter categorisation. I woke up the next few days pinching myself for a reality check. I was never faced with such a situation before and i guessed i received it negatively, throwing tantrums at my family members and refusing to talk to any of them. Nevertheless, people around me never stop giving up on me and kept me going with words of motivation and encouragement, widened my scope and that increased my choices. “The world today is different from that ten years ago” i was told. It was difficult to move on from that phase of my life but i somehow managed to do it.

My friendship with wan yu and noel grew stronger through the many gatherings that we had especially at plaza, our frequent haunt. We shared our problems, pour out our woes and laughed and smiled at the funny and enjoyable events that we once crossed. The creation of BPG was the milestone in this phase of our friendship. I definitely believed we have crossed the line of superficiality. Im proud of ourselves for that!

Army took up the rest of the year. It started out with the BMT phase in tekong and i thank god for the reason only He knows. I made many friends in BMT and we shared many enjoyable moments that stood out from all the physically and mentally challenging obstacles for unconditioned recruits like us.

Life in sispec will be one i will never forget. Thank god once again for blessing me.

Army can be harsh but its definitely up to you to make it enjoyable.With the many friendships that were forged nothing can make life in army unenjoyable. Army has definitely changed me, my character and my perspectives and i have seen myself doing things that i thought was near impossible if not impossible. I saw myself being stretched and moulded and i thank all the instructors for that. Now as a sergeant i hope to inspire my men , lend a helping hand to them and mould them not only as skilled soldiers but good citizens as well. I pray that He will help me in this new phase of my life.

2008

pushed me but pulled me broke me up but recreated me, stronger

took away from me but gave me

Taught me

 

2008 took a quiet exit out of my life. Good bye

2009                   

I hope and pray that He will continue to guide me.

I hope and pray that i will continue to meet people and forge friendships with them as well as strengthen the present ones i have

i hope and pray that all will turn out well and good for me

i hope and pray that the world will be happy :)

This Sunday was a different sunday.

Forced myself out of bed t have a jog w my cuzzie michi, as promised. It has been long since i last ran. Or rather, we. Good thing we were consistent enough t complete the run all the way to the mall. Breakfast at yakun made me feel good. Has been some time I have a proper breakfast. Sounds pathetic, but true. Usually when i woke up, it'd be late noon - brunch.

A visit t the library was even better. CapitalLand really did a v gd job in transforming Lot1. The library's so nice! Really lifted our moods up. Finally found a decent place to replace nus central lib, for studying. Borrowed some books to keep myself occupied during the hols.

Haven't been spending my mornings like this for long. Seems like i have really miss out alot during the daytime. I feel so recharged now!

Pleasant, sweeeeeeet.....

                                   
                                                                         

"Do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live"

Many a time we take things for granted; let those happy, sad, funny memories slip our minds without us realising.And along with that are those whom we cherished dearly. And when we finally want to reminisce we often leave out details which otherwise would sweeten that particular experience.Swarmed by remorse and regret, we then seek those whom we lost touch with which may turn out to be in vain in the end. But have we asked ourselves whether all that could have been avoided.

  Memories are part of our lives, the past, history, a part of us. I have had many good and bad ones throughout my trainee life in School of Infantry Specialist. Despite the desperate need to book out and enjoy the weekends, i know deep inside i did have fun and certainly the time of my life.And i would really like to thank all those who left a deep impression on me especially those who have inspired and put a smile on my face knowing that i felt down and sometimes frustrated.I have certainly learnt a lot and grow mentally stronger thanks to all the encouragement i got. To all those people out there, you have touched my life and certainly made a difference no matter how big or small. Thanks once again and god bless.




 I'll miss you guys man..

It is not so much the photos that potray our friendship as the memories that lay deep on our minds
                                                                                           
                                                                                                           Zakir